TypeError if permission "Access CiviCRM-Backend and -API" not set

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If the permission "Access CiviCRM-Backend and -API" is not set, the following error occurs when trying to access the subscription form:

TypeError: count(): Argument #1 ($value) must be of type Countable|array, null given in count() (line 104 of /srv/www/htdocs/systopia-dev.w21.it/local_packages/civicrm_newsletter/src/Form/SubscriptionForm.php).

Drupal\civicrm_newsletter\Form\SubscriptionForm->buildForm()
call_user_func_array() (Line: 536)
Drupal\Core\Form\FormBuilder->retrieveForm() (Line: 283)
Drupal\Core\Form\FormBuilder->buildForm() (Line: 73)
Drupal\Core\Controller\FormController->getContentResult()
call_user_func_array() (Line: 123)
Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\EarlyRenderingControllerWrapperSubscriber->Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\{closure}() (Line: 592)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->executeInRenderContext() (Line: 124)
Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\EarlyRenderingControllerWrapperSubscriber->wrapControllerExecutionInRenderContext() (Line: 97)
Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\EarlyRenderingControllerWrapperSubscriber->Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\{closure}() (Line: 181)
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernel->handleRaw() (Line: 76)
Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernel->handle() (Line: 58)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\Session->handle() (Line: 48)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\KernelPreHandle->handle() (Line: 48)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\ReverseProxyMiddleware->handle() (Line: 51)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\NegotiationMiddleware->handle() (Line: 51)
Drupal\Core\StackMiddleware\StackedHttpKernel->handle() (Line: 704)
Drupal\Core\DrupalKernel->handle() (Line: 19)